Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200612190 - Stack of Lumber Falls, Employee Injures Back

Accident Summary Nr: 200612190 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 03/15/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309550622	03/15/2006	2499	339999	Peterborough Basket Co.

Abstract: On March 15, 2006, an employee was removing lumber from a stack, to be planed and processed through a wood planer. He was injured, when an unsecured stack of lumber stored on a wooden cart tipped over and struck him. There were no side rails on the cart, and the wheels were not locked. The employee was hospitalized with a sprained back.

Keywords: PLANING MACHINE, UNSECURED, BACK, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, SPRAIN, CART, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309550622			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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